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Depeche ModePlaying The Angel

Label:Mute – lcdstumm260, Mute – 0094634243025
Format:
SACD, Hybrid, Multichannel, Stereo, Album
DVD, DVD-Video, Multichannel, PAL, Album, Stereo
All Media, Deluxe Edition, Super Jewel Box
Country:Europe
Released:
Genre:Electronic
Style:Synth-pop

Tracklist

SACD-1A Pain That I'm Used To4:11
SACD-2John The Revelator3:42
SACD-3Suffer Well3:49
SACD-4The Sinner In Me4:56
SACD-5Precious4:10
SACD-6Macro4:03
SACD-7I Want It All6:09
SACD-8Nothing's Impossible4:21
SACD-9Introspectre1:42
SACD-10Damaged People3:29
SACD-11Lilian4:49
SACD-12The Darkest Star
PianoDave McCracken
6:55
Playing The Angel (In 5.1 And Stereo)(52:44)
DVD-1.1A Pain That I'm Used To4:12
DVD-1.2John The Revelator3:43
DVD-1.3Suffer Well3:55
DVD-1.4The Sinner In Me4:50
DVD-1.5Precious4:19
DVD-1.6Macro4:06
DVD-1.7I Want It All6:10
DVD-1.8Nothing's Impossible4:24
DVD-1.9Introspectre1:42
DVD-1.10Damaged People3:32
DVD-1.11Lilian4:51
DVD-1.12The Darkest Star
PianoDave McCracken
7:00
DVD-2Making The Angel
Film DirectorUwe Flade
Film ProducerMark Entzelmann, Q Films*
8:25
DVD-3Precious (Video)
Film DirectorUwe Flade
Film ProducerMark Entzelmann, Q Films*
4:04
DVD-4Clean (Bare)
Engineer [Filmed, Recorded And Mixed, Assisted By]Devin Workman, Kt Rangnick
Film Editor [Visuals Edited By]Ross Hallard
Producer, PianoDave McCracken
Recorded By, Cameraman [Filmed By]Richard Morris
3:45
DVD-5Photo Gallery
Photography ByBen Hillier
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Notes

Some copies with a sticker on the front jewel case saying "DELUXE EDITION Including bonus DVD featuring 5.1 version of Playing The Angel, Making The Angel documentary, Precious video and exclusive performance of Clean".
DVD contains the entire "Playing The Angel" album in either LPCM Stereo, DTS 5.1 & Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround and has a running time of 52:40. DVD tracks 2 to 4 are in LPCM Stereo. All Photos in the Photo Gallery taken by Ben Hillier.
Official release date is Monday the 17th October 2005, but available via Mute Germany on Friday the 14th October 2005.

The booklet mistakenly credits Dave McCracken as the piano player in "I Want It All". However, there is no piano in "I Want It All". He really should be credited for the piano in "The Darkest Star."
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Very similar issue: SACD pressed by Sonopress Arvato

Barcode and Other Identifiers

  • Barcode (Scanned): 094634243025
  • Label Code: LC5834
  • Rights Society: bel BIEM
  • Other (Additional Cat #, SACD): 0094634243124
  • Matrix / Runout (SACD Layer 0 ; Variants 1 to 5): VS343-L0-PV1.3 3424312
  • Mastering SID Code (SACD Layer 0 ; Variants 1 to 5): IFPI LQ48
  • Mould SID Code (SACD Layer 0 ; Variants 1, 3, 5): IFPI EV48
  • Mould SID Code (SACD Layer 0 ; Variant 2): IFPI EV49
  • Mould SID Code (SACD Layer 0 ; Variant 4): IFPI EV??
  • Matrix / Runout (SACD Layer 1 ; Variants 1 to 5): VS343-L1 3424312
  • Mastering SID Code (SACD Layer 1 ; Variants 1 to 5): IFPI LQ42
  • Mould SID Code (SACD Layer 1 ; Variants 1, 2 & 4): IFPI EV50
  • Mould SID Code (SACD Layer 1 ; Variant 3): none
  • Mould SID Code (SACD Layer 1 ; Variant 5): IFPI EV49
  • Other (Additional Cat #, DVD): 0094634243094
  • Matrix / Runout (DVD ; Variant 1): www.mediamotion.com 3424309 PAL @ 3 01-01-14-NL
  • Matrix / Runout (DVD ; Variant 2): www.mediamotion.com 3424309 PAL @ 3 010101-NL
  • Matrix / Runout (DVD ; Variant 3): WWW.MEDIAMOTION.COM 3424309 PAL @ 3 010101-NL
  • Matrix / Runout (DVD ; Variant 4 to 6): WWW.MEDIAMOTION.COM 3424309 PAL @ 3 010108-NL
  • Matrix / Runout (DVD ; Variant 7): WWW.MEDIAMOTION.COM 3424309 PAL @ 3 010115-NL
  • Matrix / Runout (DVD ; Variant 8): WWW.MEDIAMOTION.COM 3424309 PAL @ 3 010105-NL
  • Mastering SID Code (DVD ; Variants 1 to 8): IFPI LW04
  • Mould SID Code (DVD ; Variant 1 & 4): ifpi AAH02
  • Mould SID Code (DVD ; Variants 2 & 3): IFPI AAH05
  • Mould SID Code (DVD ; Variant 5): IFPI AAH03
  • Mould SID Code (DVD ; Variant 6): IFPI AAH02
  • Mould SID Code (DVD ; Variant 7): IFPI AAHM3
  • Mould SID Code (DVD ; Variant 8): IFPI AAH03

Other Versions (5 of 116)

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Title (Format)LabelCat#CountryYear
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Playing The Angel (CD, Album, Copy Protected)Mute, Muteint.cdstumm260, 0094634057523Europe2005
Playing The Angel (CD, Album)Sire, Reprise Records, Mute49348-2US2005
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Playing The Angel (CD, Album)Mute, Mutecdstumm260, 0094634057707UK2005
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Playing The Angel (2×LP, Album, Stereo)Mute, Mutestumm260, 0094634020114Europe2005
Playing The Angel (CD, Album, DVD, DVD-Video, Multichannel, NTSC, All Media, Deluxe Edition, Limited Edition, Super Jewel Box)Sire, Reprise Records, Warner Reprise Video, Mute49456-2US2005

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Reviews

  • Blacky_'s avatar
    Blacky_
    Dynamic comparison CD-Layer vs. SACD2.0-Layer:

    CD-Layer:

    DR Peak RMS Filename
    ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

    DR2 over -5.90 dB 01 - Depeche Mode - A Pain That I’m Used To.wav
    DR2 over -4.44 dB 02 - Depeche Mode - John the Revelator.wav
    DR4 over -5.22 dB 03 - Depeche Mode - Suffer Well.wav
    DR4 over -6.08 dB 04 - Depeche Mode - The Sinner in Me.wav
    DR4 over -6.17 dB 05 - Depeche Mode - Precious.wav
    DR4 over -7.33 dB 06 - Depeche Mode - Macro.wav
    DR6 over -8.31 dB 07 - Depeche Mode - I Want It All.wav
    DR4 over -6.93 dB 08 - Depeche Mode - Nothing’s Impossible.wav
    DR12 -1.00 dB -16.26 dB 09 - Depeche Mode - Introspectre.wav
    DR6 over -7.67 dB 10 - Depeche Mode - Damaged People.wav
    DR4 over -6.96 dB 11 - Depeche Mode - Lilian.wav
    DR6 over -9.57 dB 12 - Depeche Mode - The Darkest Star.wav
    ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

    Number of files: 12
    Official DR value: DR5

    SACD2.0-Layer:

    DR Peak RMS Filename
    ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

    DR8 -0.00 dB -11.92 dB 01 - A Pain That I'm Used To [1].wav
    DR13 -0.87 dB -16.11 dB 02 - John The Revelator [1].wav
    DR11 -0.00 dB -13.04 dB 03 - Suffer Well [1].wav
    DR12 -0.52 dB -14.81 dB 04 - The Sinner In Me [1].wav
    DR11 -0.09 dB -13.70 dB 05 - Precious [1].wav
    DR10 -0.45 dB -14.61 dB 06 - Macro [1].wav
    DR12 -0.97 dB -15.73 dB 07 - I Want It All [1].wav
    DR11 -0.00 dB -14.16 dB 08 - Nothing's Impossible [1].wav
    DR12 -6.04 dB -21.51 dB 09 - Introspectre [1].wav
    DR12 -0.93 dB -14.75 dB 10 - Damaged People [1].wav
    DR12 -0.00 dB -14.70 dB 11 - Lilian [1].wav
    DR12 -0.45 dB -16.06 dB 12 - The Darkest Star [1].wav
    ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

    Number of files: 12
    Official DR value: DR11
    • sonidos's avatar
      sonidos
      How ugly this edition sounds, totally compressed and saturated! Thumb down.
      • Neasden's avatar
        Neasden
        Edited 2 years ago
        I cannot let the comments above overrate the mastering done. First, I did a test on the SACD 2.0 channel layer and the original CD layer, and if the loudness is leveled, it is the same source. It just happens that the SACD 2.0 is quieter when it was authored, but not one single dynamic boost comparing to the brickwalled CD. Now, the SACD 5.1 mix is a total different story. However, notice that this is to be played on a 5.1 setup -- downmixing works for some tracks but quite a few of them do sound "funny" when downmixed to stereo (John the Revelator, for instance). 5.1 music is not for 2.0 listening. So make no mistake - SACD 2.0 and CD are the same source.
        • radi0's avatar
          radi0
          Something weird about this album on SACD for me... Back in 2005, when kids were sharing music over bluetooth, I had received a file called Precious.mp3. I've stumbled across it recently when digging through my old hard drives, and decided to plug it into iZotope for laughs.
          Turns out, that no-breed bastard mp3 had been a SACD rip! Meaning, someone had the audacity to buy a SACD player, buy this album, plug it into their PC, record the thing (no scad rippers yet) and release it into the wild.
          No-name hero, I salute your dedication.
          • eppo's avatar
            eppo
            Edited 9 years ago
            It's a shame that the mastering(as it was previously mentioned) for both the CDDA & DVD tracks is a mess, not very enjoyable.
            So I ripped the SACD content for myself, hoping... It worked!
            SACD mastering is fine, after a little levelling/amplifying/converting into more convenient format & it sounds far better.

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